The Impact of Officer and Agency Characteristics on the Likelihood of Arrest in Domestic Violence Situations among Rural Law Enforcement Officers

被引：2

作者：

Lambert E.G. ^{[1
]}

Hogan N.L. ^{[2
]}

Barton S.M. ^{[3
]}

Jiang S. ^{[4
]}

Ventura L. ^{[5
]}

Nerbonne T. ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Criminal Justice, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 43606, HH 3225

[2] School of Criminal Justice, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, 49307

[3] Department of Criminology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, 47809

[4] Department of Criminal Justice, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 43606, HH 3016

[5] Department of Criminal Justice, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 43606, HHS 3004

[6] School of Criminal Justice, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, 49307

来源：

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology | 2007年 / 22卷 / 2期

关键词：

Arrest decision-making; Domestic violence; Law enforcement; Rural areas;

D O I：

10.1007/s11896-007-9011-6

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摘要：

Domestic violence cuts across all demographic groups. The factors related to why police officers arrest in some domestic violence situations but not others have been often studied. Little research, however, has been conducted on the arrest views of rural police officers. One hundred seventy line officers in six rural Midwestern counties were surveyed to determine the impact of officer personal characteristics and agency type on arrest decisions in various hypothetical domestic violence scenarios. First, the same situational factors appeared to be important in shaping the arrest decision in domestic violence calls of rural officers as have previously been found with urban officers. Second, the characteristics of officers and the type of agency had some impact on the likelihood of arrest, particularly if there was evidence of a physical assault. Third, the presence of evidence of a physical assault helped shape the arrest decisions of rural officers. Fourth, situational factors were more important than officer characteristics and the type of agency. © 2007 Springer Science + Business Media, LLC.

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页数：10

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